Census Data

Tower Hamlets: Passports held (detailed)

Location Type: London Boroughs, ONS Geographic Code: E09000030

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Key Facts

All Residents 310,306
Male 155,869
Female 154,437
Households 120,539
Population Density (people/km2) 15,702.9
Table Codets013
Issued2022-12-13
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options52

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by passports held. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

All passports classifies a person according to the passport or passports they held at the time of the census. This included expired passports or travel documents people were entitled to renew. Where a person recorded having more than one passport, they were counted only once, categorised in the following priority order: 1. UK passport, 2. Irish passport, 3. Other passport.

Quality Statement

Where a person recorded having more than one passport, they were counted only once, categorised in the following priority order: 1. UK passport, 2. Irish passport, 3. Other passport. Only the first country written in “Other passport” was taken.

More information at the ONS website

Passports held: Total: All usual residents 310,307
Europe 264,196
Europe: United Kingdom 211,534
Europe: Ireland 3,069
Europe: Other Europe 49,593
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries 46,015
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: France 4,911
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Germany 2,042
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Italy 13,788
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Portugal 2,816
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Spain 4,899
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Lithuania 1,791
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Poland 2,664
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Romania 2,626
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Other EU countries 10,478
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe 3,578
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey 765
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe 2,813
Africa 2,853
Africa: North Africa 738
Africa: Central and Western Africa 1,188
Africa: Central and Western Africa: Ghana 256
Africa: Central and Western Africa: Nigeria 654
Africa: Central and Western Africa: Other Central and Western Africa 278
Africa: South and Eastern Africa 927
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Kenya 97
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Somalia 52
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: South Africa 408
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Zimbabwe 105
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Other South and Eastern Africa 265
Middle East and Asia 22,403
Middle East and Asia: Middle East 603
Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iran 140
Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iraq 25
Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Other Middle East 438
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia 4,962
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: China 3,531
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 412
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Japan 471
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Other Eastern Asia 548
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia 14,137
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Afghanistan 56
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Bangladesh 8,744
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India 4,579
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan 613
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Sri Lanka 96
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Other Southern Asia 49
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia 2,417
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Malaysia 844
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Philippines 533
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Singapore 448
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Other South-East Asia 592
Middle East and Asia: Central Asia 284
The Americas and the Caribbean 5,144
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America 2,833
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Canada 894
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: United States 1,939
The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America 237
The Americas and the Caribbean: South America 1,752
The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean 322
The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Jamaica 122
The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Other Caribbean 200
Antarctica and Oceania 2,172
Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia 2,165
Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Australia 1,565
Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: New Zealand 600
Antarctica and Oceania: Other Antarctica and Oceania 7
British Overseas Territories 4
No passport held 13,535

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